Top 87 Music Albums of 1988
by 
Repo 
Films
=================
1) Beetlejuice
- Chart updated: 03/29/2026 03:45
- (Created: 01/13/2018 22:15).
- Chart size: 87 albums.
There is 1 comment for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 87 Music Albums of 1988 has an average rating of 88 out of 100 (from 2 votes). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.
View the complete list of 59,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
[First added to this chart: 10/11/2023]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
9,847
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Indie Rock
HOF [First added to this chart: 04/02/2022]
HOF [First added to this chart: 04/02/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
581
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Shoegaze/Indie Rock
HOF [First added to this chart: 06/13/2018]
HOF [First added to this chart: 06/13/2018]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,716
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Indie Rock
HOF [First added to this chart: 08/12/2023]
HOF [First added to this chart: 08/12/2023]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
542
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
5. (=)
Safe Mode: On Certain images on this site may contain sensitive content and are flagged as 'unsafe'. BestEverAlbums.com does not display these images by default, but you may choose to show or hide these images from your profile page. If you choose to hide these images, you'll see an image with a warning message instead of the actual image. If you choose to show them, you'll see these images no differently than regular (safe) images.
Indie Rock/Alt Metal
HOF [First added to this chart: 11/14/2022]
HOF [First added to this chart: 11/14/2022]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,009
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Indie Rock/College Rock
HOF [First added to this chart: 10/11/2021]
HOF [First added to this chart: 10/11/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
882
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
College Rock
Great [First added to this chart: 12/11/2021]
Great [First added to this chart: 12/11/2021]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
948
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Post-Rock
HOF [First added to this chart: 02/12/2018]
HOF [First added to this chart: 02/12/2018]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,369
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
[First added to this chart: 02/01/2021]
10. (=)
Safe Mode: On Certain images on this site may contain sensitive content and are flagged as 'unsafe'. BestEverAlbums.com does not display these images by default, but you may choose to show or hide these images from your profile page. If you choose to hide these images, you'll see an image with a warning message instead of the actual image. If you choose to show them, you'll see these images no differently than regular (safe) images.
[First added to this chart: 10/11/2023]
Year of Release:
1988
Appears in:
Rank Score:
7,078
Rank in 1988:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 87. Page 1 of 9
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 87 Music Albums of 1988 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| Thin White Rope | 2 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 2 | 2% | |
| All | 2 | 2% | |
| My Bloody Valentine | 2 | 2% | |
| Lucinda Williams | 1 | 1% | |
| Overkill | 1 | 1% | |
| Walter Salas-Humara | 1 | 1% | |
| Show all | |||
| Country | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| |
44 | 51% | |
 |
21 | 24% | |
 |
4 | 5% | |
 |
4 | 5% | |
 |
3 | 3% | |
 |
3 | 3% | |
 |
1 | 1% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 87 Music Albums of 1988 chart changes
| New entries |
|---|
| Divine Rites by The New Christs |
Top 87 Music Albums of 1988 similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Registering is quick, easy and FREE!
Why register?
- Join a passionate community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Have your say in the overall rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Gain access to a Dark Mode theme.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- ... And lots more!
Register now - it only takes a moment!
Top 87 Music Albums of 1988 ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
N.B. The average rating for this chart will not be reliable as it has been rated very few times.
Showing all 2 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/19/2020 04:10 | DJENNY | 4,337 | 100/100 | |
| 11/28/2019 05:47 |  NoisyBeast | 85 | 91/100 |
Top 87 Music Albums of 1988 favourites
Top 87 Music Albums of 1988 comments
Showing all 1 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
From NoisyBeast 11/28/2019 05:49 | #245245
NoisyBeast 11/28/2019 05:49 | #245245
Awesome chart!!! Totally Rad ?. I Love it! ❤️
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Your feedback for Top 87 Music Albums of 1988
Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
| Best Artists of 1976 | |
|---|---|
| 1. Stevie Wonder | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Ramones | |
| 4. Eagles | |
| 5. Boston | |
| 6. Bob Dylan | |
| 7. Genesis | |
| 8. Rush | |
| 9. Joni Mitchell | |
| 10. The Modern Lovers | |
| 11. Thin Lizzy | |
| 12. Electric Light Orchestra | |
| 13. Rainbow | |
| 14. Led Zeppelin | |
| 15. Jean Michel Jarre | |
| 16. Queen | |
| 17. AC/DC | |
| 18. Steely Dan | |
| 19. Jorge Ben | |
| 20. Aerosmith |
